Piece of Apple Store Green Monster auctioned off for charity

A piece of the Boylston Street Apple store's Green Monster facade is being …

You may be surprised to find out that, in their earlier years, some of the Ars staff have taken part in the age-old practice of dumpster diving. I'll save you the gory details, but needless to say, some interesting things can be found in gigantic garbage receptacles. One intrepid dumpster diver in the glorious city of Boston now has quite the find: a 3' x 8' piece of the Boston Apple Store's Green Monster facade. According to one ifoAppleStore reader account, the pieces recovered are made of a material similar to duct tape with a "gray-colored adhesive backing." In this instance however, the lucky diver stuck the adhesive to plain old paper.

What is so special about this particular piece? There have been other pieces found, but this one has the right side of the Apple logo on it, and this one is for sale on eBay. Now, before you jump to conclusions about people always trying to make a quick buck, you should know that the object of many geeks' affection is being auctioned off for charity. Every penny earned will go to boston2portland, an annual charity bike ride, which raises money to fund Parkinson's research.

The auction is currently up to $202.50 and ends on June 8. The winning bidder will also get to attend the PowerRider Reception in September, no pedaling necessary, and a personal tour of the Center for Neurological Diseases. The signage can be shipped worldwide, so there is no excuse for non-Americans not to bid. This is for a good cause, so even Yankees fans should consider opening up their wallets.

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